Activists at a "Look Down action" rally to stop deep sea mining, outside the European Parliament in Brussels on March 6, 2023.Kenzo Tribouillard | Afp | Getty ImagesIt's likely only a matter of time before scraping the ocean floor for valuable metals becomes a reality,...
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 8, 2023.Sarah Meyssonnier | ReutersMunich, GERMANY — Should we borrow from global markets as one combined entity and raise new...
A. Perez Meca | Europa Press | Getty ImagesThe European Commission is set to fine Apple about 500 million euros ($539 million) over alleged breaches of EU competition law, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter.Brussels first launched...
Have you ever considered just packing a bag and catching a flight without knowing the destination?Scandinavian Airlines, a Sweden-based carrier, recently announced the opportunity for members of its EuroBonus loyalty program to book a flight experience they call "Destination Unknown."In a press release, the airline...
Mette Frederiksen, Denmark's prime minister, speaks on day two of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMUNICH, Germany — The West is suffering a "colossal failure of imagination" in thinking Russia's war in Ukraine will not hit...
Norway boasts the highest electric vehicle adoption rate in the world. Some 82% of new car sales were EVs in Norway in 2023, according to the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV). In comparison, 7.6% of new car sales were electric in the U.S. last year, according...
Former U.S. President and current GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the press at Mar-a-Lago on February 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesMUNICH, Germany — NATO members on Saturday weighed the U.S.' possible withdrawal from the...
Germany's defense minister said on Saturday that his country's commitment to spend 2% of GDP on defense was just the starting point and that more would likely be needed.Earlier in the day, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz insisted that the 2% spending target would be met...
Anti-Kremlin activist Bill Browder said he believes Alexei Navalny's death was intended as a message to political opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of elections next month.Dissident Navalny, who died Friday, had been serving a 19-year prison sentence on charges of extremism in Russia, which...
A photo of Alexei Navalny and candles are seen in front of the Russian consulate in Krakow, Poland on February 16, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesA spokesperson for Putin dissident Alexei Navalny confirmed his death on Saturday, after Russian media reported his demise...